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Sex-Based Differences in Odds of Motor Vehicle Crash Injury Outcomes
Results of a study to document the relative odds of various injury outcomes for females versus males while considering a broad range of crash types, pre-crash and crash variables, and occupant demographics. Features statistics with breakdowns including rural or urban location.
Author(s): Matthew J. Craig, Cejun Liu, Fan Zhang, Jacob Enriquez
Date: 09/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Nonfatal and Fatal Falls Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, 2020–2021
Reports on older adults who reported falling, as well as unintentional fall-related death rates among older adults. Includes data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas.
Author(s): Ramakrishna Kakara, Gwen Bergen, Elizabeth Burns, Mark Stevens
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 72(35), 938-943
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Fatal Injuries to Agricultural Workers in 2021 Were the Second Lowest in a Decade
Bar chart showing 2021 data on fatal injuries to agricultural workers. Summary includes types of fatal injuries, race and ethnicity, age, gender, and recent fatal agriculture injury trends.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Activity-Limiting Injury in Adults: United States, 2020−2021
Reports on adults who had an activity-limiting injury in 2020-2021 by sex, age, race, income, education, region, and urbanization level, including large central metropolitan, large fringe metropolitan, medium and small metropolitan, and nonmetropolitan.
Author(s): Amy E. Cha, Xun Wang
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Traffic Safety Facts, 2021 Data: Passenger Vehicles
National data on traffic crashes involving passenger vehicles. Features statistics from 2020 and 2021 with breakdowns by vehicle type, time of day, fatalities, state, and rural or urban locations.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Traffic Safety Facts, 2021 Data: Children
Fact sheet containing information on fatal and non-fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes involving children 14 years of age and younger. Includes statistics on child traffic fatality rates per 100,000 child population and fatality rates by age group from 2012-2021, passenger vehicle occupants by survival status, age group, and restraint use in 2021, driver's blood alcohol level in fatal crashes, and percentages of child pedestrian and child pedalcyclist fatalities with breakdowns by urban and rural location. Features tables with child fatalities by state and age group in 2021.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Quick Facts 2021
Provides statistics on motor vehicle crashes in 2020 and 2021, with breakdowns including fatalities, injuries, vehicle type, alcohol-impaired-driving, seat belt use, children, older population, and rural or urban location.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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2022 Indiana Kids Count Data Book: 28th Edition of a Profile of Hoosier Youth
Provides comprehensive data on child well-being in Indiana with a focus on family and community, health, economic well-being, and education. Discusses topics such as abuse and neglect, mental health, child welfare policies, injuries, disabilities, substance use, sexual activity, housing, food insecurity, and more. Includes data broken down by county and focused on rural populations.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Youth Institute
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Effect of the Communities That Care Prevention System on Adolescent Handgun Carrying: A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial
Analyzes the impact of Communities That Care (CTC), a community-based behavioral health intervention system, in reducing adolescent handgun carrying in rural areas. Examines survey data from 4,407 youth from 2003 to 2011 living in various rural communities and states in grades 5 through 12 and their likelihood to carry handguns.
Author(s): Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, Sabrina Oesterle, Emma L. Gause, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(4)
Date: 04/2023
Type: Document
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Americans' Experiences With Gun-Related Violence, Injuries, And Deaths
Surveyed 1,271 U.S. adults in March 2023 regarding experience with gun violence, injury, and death. Discusses respondent's level of concern of gun violence, precautionary measures taken, storage practices, healthcare provider practices, and general knowledge of gun violence including suicide statistics. Figures 4 and 5 compare respondents level of concern with and feeling of safety from gun violence in their community by rural, suburban, or urban community types.
Author(s): Shannon Schumacher, Ashley Kirzinger, Marley Presiado, Isabelle Valdes, Mollyann Brodie
Date: 04/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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